A Slap on the face of Public

There is unanimous condemnation by one and all on the slap gate incident involving Sharad Pawar. All of us agree, civilized societies are not supposed to encourage such behavior. The shoe throwing incident in Iraq on George W has ignited the imagination of people globally, since then all sorts of material has been pelted against public leaders (read politicians). It is now a common practice worldwide rather a best practice. Coming back to the incident, I am sure a significant portion of the population would not really have the sympathies for our political leaders being humiliated in public. As Anna said tongue- in- cheek” Just one slap” would have been the refrain from most countrymen.

This is not about Sharad Pawar, he happened to be at the wrong place, this feeling is against politicians in general. Why is there a sense of victory when such incidents happen, there is a sense of achievement, quiet glee. It is an incorrect way of protesting but there we go. There is a general frustration in the society on the overall governance and against politicians in particular for they place themselves above law and are not accountable for delivering on promises once elected. They slap the general public on a daily basis, a slap on their stomachs with the uncontrollable inflation, a slap on their purse with rising prices. Pranab da post the incident said “I don’t know where the country is going” I agree it is time government wakes up and acts on issues like inflation, rising fuel and food prices and corruption that are making life difficult for the common man. Public anger needs an outlet and someone like Harvinder will keep doing such acts. A divided polity who place themselves above the country deserve collective condemnation and ....